OIL SPILL SEAFOOD: BP oil spill has left saltwater seafood prices high It was a year ago that the BP oil spill just off the Louisiana Gulf Coast began to impact the seafood industry. The Post South newspaper interviewed a restaurant owner a few days after the spill about the quality and price of bulk saltwater seafood. Immediately, the prices jumped per pound and the supply dipped a bit and remained lower than previously. Today, the owner is no longer in the seafood restaurant business. By Tryve Brackin, Post South, Plaquemine, La.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1508086368/BP-oil-spill-has-left-saltwater-seafood-prices-high

SUNSCREEN: Have fun in the sun, but protect your skin -- After enduring a dreary winter, people will soon be heading to area lakes, swimming pools, golf courses, walking trails and other outdoor spots in droves. Have a good time, but protect your skin, urges Dr. Leland Smith, a board-certified dermatologist on the staff of Methodist Medical Center in Oak Ridge, Tenn. By Staff Reports/ Oak Ridger (Tenn.)
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x215597032/Have-fun-in-the-sun-but-protect-your-skin

EASTER TREATS: Bunny Cupcakes and Chick Cupcakes -- With Easter just days away, you no doubt already have food coloring on hand for dyeing Easter eggs. In that case, you already have a key ingredient for making some adorable holiday cupcakes. Jennifer Mastroianni/ Canton (Ohio) Repository
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/holidays_seasonal/easter/x128426708/Easter-treats-Bunny-Cupcakes-and-Chick-Cupcakes

RELIGION: Dan Seaborn: Set a good lead for your family -- Think about today. Is your lead a positive example? If your kids did what you did, said what you said or disagreed about what you disagreed with, would it make you proud? The Holland Sentinel (Mich.)
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x128427047/Dan-Seaborn-Set-a-good-lead-for-your-family

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ENTERTAINMENT

SUDOKU: Sudoku puzzles 1037-1071 (for May) are now available. Previous puzzles are linked to in this file.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/puzzles/x1410200933/Sudoku-puzzles-1037-1071-May-puzzles

STAY TUNED: 'The Chicago Code' treads familiar territory - On television's version of Chicago, there are corrupt cops and corrupt alderman and corrupt mayors. Think you can get a permit approved or win a building contract without a payoff? Think again! This is a city where everyone has a handout and bribes are an art form. Some might even say it's a unique “code,” and by some I mean the creators of “The Chicago Code” (Fox, Mondays, 9 p.m.), the latest fictional take on the city, the criminals who run it and the cops who are trying to clean it up. By Melissa Crawley, GHNS columnist.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x396827026/Stay-Tuned-The-Chicago-Code-treads-familiar-territory

BOOK NOTES: 'Volt' by Alan Heathcock - Krafton is a fictional small town in rural America. This is where 39-year-old short story writer Alan Heathcock goes to work, showing us how confounding human struggles — love, violence, hard work, monotony — shape a life. He shows us, too, and how it all folds together in a sometimes sad, sometimes desperately poignant thing called community. By Rae Francoeur, Cape Ann, Mass.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x1737712875/Book-Notes-Volt-by-Alan-Heathcock

BOOK NOTES: 'The Dressmaker of Khair Khana' by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon - “The Dressmaker of Khair Khana,” a small and unassuming book about young women entrepreneurs who find ways to work around the cruel Taliban restrictions in Kabul, will nonetheless read as revolutionary. As it should. By Rae Francoeur, Cape Ann, Mass.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x2057180703/Book-Notes-The-Dressmaker-of-Khair-Khana-by-Gayle-Tzemach-Lemmon

SNEAK PREVIEW: Morgan Spurlock's latest and other movies opening this week – A glance at the movies hitting the big screens this Friday. By Al Alexander, The Patriot Ledger.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x1737712932/Sneak-Preview-Morgan-Spurlocks-latest-and-other-movies-opening-this-week

FARR SIDE: The Warblers get their own a cappella release - The Warblers. C’mon, you can’t say you didn’t see that one coming. Blaine Anderson (Darren Criss) and the rest of the all-male a cappella group from Dalton Academy known as The Warblers turned Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” into the fastest-selling digital “Glee” track to date. It was just a matter of time before the show gave the guys a soundtrack of their own. By David T. Farr, Sturgis, Mich.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/entertainment/x1146468109/The-Farr-Side-The-Warblers-get-their-own-a-cappella-release

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EDITORIAL: With doubt over U.S. debt, statesmanship more vital than ever - In the few days since the Dow Industrial Average dropped 140 points in apparent response to the credit-rating firm Standard & Poor's firing a shot across Uncle Sam's bow regarding the need to address the nation's massive debt, the market has made that up and then some, with the Dow rising more than 251 points. By Peoria, Ill.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/opinions/editorials/x215596985/Editorial-With-doubt-over-U-S-debt-statesmanship-more-vital-than-ever

KENT BUSH: Kids hear inappropriate content on airwaves -- Almost every broadcast medium is inappropriate for my 7-year-old to enjoy. This week, we sat down to dinner with the television on. We chose a show called “Who Was Jesus?” Augusta Gazette (Kan.)
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/lifestyle/family/x1146468220/Kent-Bush-Kids-hear-inappropriate-content-on-airwaves

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BUSINESS

BIZ BITS: Do you get sleepy on the job? - Weekly business rail, with spring tips from the BBB, tips on sleepiness and work, and more. By GHNS.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x396828015/Biz-Bits-Do-you-get-sleepy-on-the-job
* Localization tip: You could include a weekly tax tip from a local expert, have a business-related Q&A with a local expert or do a “business of the week” feature in which you highlight a local business.

DIAMOND DIRT: Mrs. Maris needs to know, Roger is a hero - I've always admired Roger Maris, so I'm writing his wife just to let her know how much of an inspiration he really is. By Dominic Genetti, Hannibal, Mo.
http://www.gatehousenewsservice.com/features/x528719822/Diamond-Dirt-Mrs-Maris-needs-to-know-Roger-is-a-hero

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